Chapter 2 Staging And Provisioning; Introduction; Staging - Symbol MC18 Product Reference Manual

CHAPTER 2 STAGING AND PROVISIONING

Introduction

This chapter describes how to stage and provision the MC18 mobile computers using Mobility Services
Platform (MSP) 3.X.

Staging

Staging is the process of setting up the MC18 to download packages for provisioning. The MC18 uses the
Rapid Deployment (RD) Client for staging.
The RD Client enables simple and rapid provisioning of new (out of the box) mobile computers and simplifies
the out-of-box provisioning by scanning bar codes or connecting to a profile server. The RD Client acts as a
frontend for wireless radio configuration and AirBEAM Smart components, automating the manual
configurations that would normally be required to use these tools.
NOTE The MSP 3.0 Rapid Deployment Client enables staging by scanning staging profiles encoded into staging
bar code sheets. It also enables staging to be performed without scanning bar codes through the use of
On-Demand Staging.
When using On-Demand Staging, the RD Client pulls staging profiles directly from an On-Demand Profile
Server over some form of pre-configured or automatically-configured IP connection.
For detailed information about the MSP 3.X, refer to the Mobility Services Platform 3.X User's Guide.
An MSP Administrator uses the MSP Console for the creation of an RD profile that contains all the wireless
network and security information (for example, ESSID, WEP Keys, etc.) required to get a MC18 onto the
wireless network. The profile also contains FTP server access information needed to connect to the
provisioning MSP and the list of software packages to be provisioned to the MC18 from the provisioning MSP.
The RD profile can then be encoded into an RD bar code sheet and printed from the MSP Console or loaded
onto a profile server.